Archives for September 16, 2004

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New fibre for low-carb foods

German fibre supplier J Rettenmaier & Sohne has developed a new product to meet the surging demand for low-carb foods, currently surpassing supply.

United Nations puts its weight behind food safety

As Europe's codex committee meets next week to discuss proposals for worldwide risk principles, the UN's World Health Organisation (WHO) has today urged countries to improve ways they can respond to potential threats to the food supply.

DNA tool detects drop in 'good' bacteria for cheese

Cheese makers could improve the end product as new DNA tools lead French scientists to identify that refrigerating raw milk for as little as 24 hours can cut levels of bacteria responsible for the development of desirable qualities of raw-milk cheeses...

Rhodia boosts challenging Q1 for Danisco

The recent bolt on acquisition of Rhodia Food Ingredients lifted sales for Danisco in an otherwise challenging first quarter for 2004/2005 but efforts to improve margins appear to be paying off, writes Lindsey Partos.